NHS East Lancashire CCG – Page 5

HSJ Local

Monitor backlog holds up community services transfers to Lancashire Care FT

2011-05-04T16:39:00Z

STRUCTURE: The transfer to the foundation of community services from three different primary care trusts is expected to be delayed until July, an NHS North West board report states.

HSJ Local

East Lancs PCT gets GPs on board with public health campaign

2011-02-09T10:58:00Z

STRUCTURE: The primary care trust held an event in January to bring local GPs together to discuss the PCT’s “role in supporting communities to live longer, healthier lives” ahead of the transition to commissioning consortia.

HSJ Local

NHS East Lancs sets £83m five-year savings target

2011-02-09T10:56:00Z

FINANCE: NHS East Lancashire predicts it will have to save nearly £83m over the next five years to meet the government targets set in the operating framework.

News

Lancashire PCTs to review funding for 70 procedures

2010-11-16T18:33:00Z

PCTs in Lancashire have become the latest to consider restricting NHS funding of a range of procedures to save money.

News

Controversial urgent care unit will not revert to full A&E status

2010-07-22T00:00:00Z

Burnley urgent care centre will not return to full accident and emergency status but will be upgraded to treat more emergency patients.

Community

Up in smoke

2009-05-14T00:00:00Z

It would be enough to send even the most steel willed public health director reaching for the Marlboros. East Lancashire primary care trust last week ‘fessed up to having double-counted its smoking cessation figures for much of the past year.